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Nordic Armaments Co-operation

NORDAC . Nordic Armaments Co-operation . Janina Szpilman. Branchchief, Material Branch Air Materiel Command Chairman for Joint Nordic Collaboration Group on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Purpose . Financial advantages Technology advantages

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Nordic Armaments Co-operation

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  1. NORDAC Nordic Armaments Co-operation

  2. Janina Szpilman Branchchief, Material Branch Air Materiel Command Chairman for Joint Nordic Collaboration Group on Environment and Hazardous Materials

  3. Purpose • Financial advantages • Technology advantages • Industrial advantages • Networking • Information sharing • Lessons Learned NORDAC synergy

  4. Levels MOD => CHOD => Executing => NORDAC organisations Leading Group Coordination Group Cooperation Groups Investigation Groups Project Groups NORDAC architecture

  5. Status

  6. VIKING Complex material development- and purchasing project. Environment and Hazardous Materials Co-operation between specialists with the purpose of finding substitutions for unwanted chemicals and materials. Span in the cooperation

  7. www.nordac.org

  8. Nordic Materiel Co-operationSkeleton Nordic Directive for “Joint Collaboration Group on Environment and Hazardous Materials” ____________________________________ ______________________________________ Produced by: • The Nordic Co-ordination GroupDate:2004-06-10

  9. Aim and Purpose of the Collaboration Group • To better utilise the resources of the individual country for the mutual benefit of the partici­pating countries through a closer co-operation and exchange of information. • To influence the procedures of acquisition in order to create a better basis for purchases with consideration to the environment. • To expand environmental consciousness and position within the individual organisations. • To support the individual countries in their relations to the suppliers. • To contribute to establishing better education by passing on information. • Investigate legislature and other requirements and alternative documentation if any in the area e.g. STANAGS. • information and education in area.

  10. Aim and Purpose Continued • Elaborate a joint Nordic policy on the areas “Hazardous Materials” and Purchases with Con­sideration to Environment” based on the requirements of most restrictive country with the aim to enhance the level of the individual countries the most. • Establishment of a compatible date base and a joint Nordic procedure for registration of chemical products. • Substitution of undesirable chemical products and materials. • Establishment of a network and co-ordination and passing on of information and co-operation, among other things, exchange of professional contacts. • Environmental requirements to the suppliers by acquisition of materiel systems. • Motivation of the eastern countries to enhance the environ-mental consciousness by passing on information and educa-tion in the area.

  11. Main Projects • Management of Hazardous Materials Data Base and MSDS. • Replacement of Halon 1211 and 1301 (ODS) in Ships and Air craft. • Substitution of Runway De-icer (UREA- Nitrification) with Environmentally Friendly Product. • Chromate Free Primers

  12. Replacement of Halons • Possible Alternative: Novec 1230 • Laboratory test • Large Scale

  13. Replacement of Runway De-icer Alternatives: • Formates • Acetates • Betafrost • Laboratory Tests • Large Scale Tests • Toxicological Evaluation

  14. QUESTIONS?

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